Grade 6

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Model a simple protocol for transferring information, using packets, across networks and the internet6.NI.NCO.01

Identify existing cybersecurity concerns with the internet, its connected devices (i.e. IoT) and the systems it uses.6.NI.C.01

Identify multiple encoding schemes that can be used to represent the same data.6.DA.S.01

Collect data using computational tools and transform the data to make it more useful. 6.DA.CVT.01

Identify relevant data points and use models and simulations to formulate, refine, and test hypotheses.6.DA.IM.01

Use an existing algorithm or pseudocode to solve a problem.6.AP.A.01

Decide when and how to declare and name new variables.6.AP.V.01

Develop secure programs that utilize combinations of loops, conditionals, and the manipulation of variables representing different data types.6.AP.C.01

Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the secure design, implementation, and review of programs.6.AP.M.01

Identify and use functions within a program to repeat instructions. 6.AP.M.02

Seek and incorporate feedback from team members to refine the solution to a problem. 6.AP.PD.01

 Incorporate existing code, media, and libraries into original programs from secure sources, and give appropriate attribution.6.AP.PD.02

Test and refine existing and original programs.6.AP.PD.03

Distribute tasks and maintain a project timeline when collaboratively developing computational artifacts.6.AP.PD.04

Document programs in order to make them easier to understand, test, and debug.6.AP.PD.05

Identify tradeoffs associated with computing technologies that affect people’s everyday activities and future opportunities (e.g., college acceptances, career choices that include security clearances).6.IC.C.01

Identify issues of bias and accessibility that occur in the design of existing computing technologies.6.IC.C.02

Describe and use safe, appropriate, and responsible practices when participating online (e.g., discussion groups, blogs, social networking sites) to maintain a clean record for post-secondary choices that require security clearances and background checks.6.IC.SI.01

Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate content on the internet, and identify unethical and illegal online behavior and consequences.6.IC.SLE.01